The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills ...

The origin of mammals is shrouded in mystery, but every fossil clue helps rewrite the story. A new discovery on a ...

The new discovery is the first of its kind in New York state for at least 11 years and appeared in a county rich with ...

Now, a team of scientists have found a new fossil that is the oldest of its kind and might even be the oldest therapsid ever ...

The prehistoric creature is thought to have lived around 280-270 million years ago and was likely a "top predator" in its day ...

A team of scientists has found in Banyalbufar the remains of a gorgonopsid that lived 270 million years ago. It is unique due ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal ...

Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest ...

Paleontologists unearthed fossils of a dog-sized, saber-toothed gorgonopsian in Mallorca, Spain, believed to be the earliest ...

While gorgonopsians lacked external ears, they had a precursor feature in their jawbone that later developed into our ...

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The research team explained that Mallorca, at the time of the gorgonopsians, was part of the "supercontinent" of Pangea.